Characters from The Last of the Menu Girls

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mr. Atherton - This character looks lean and mean; and works on the yard at every spare moment.

Johnny - This character inadvertently leaves a sweater in the Esquibel home one Christmas and its odor stirs emotions for one Esquibel family member in particular.

Ronelia. - This character is an Esquibel family relative who is older, married, has moved away, and has wedding attire stored in one of the closets of the Esquibel home.

Eloisa - This character is idolized by Rocio, largely due to basically being a "free pass" that allows her...
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